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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Dec 1st, 2010 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
The LoMEX project would have demolished a section of Manhattan we now cherish. But its huge scale leaves something lacking today. (
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Ferentz Lafargue | Aug 3rd, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Samuel Zipp’s new book
Manhattan Projects: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Cold War New York challenges readers to rethink what are fast becoming standard misconceptions of New York City’s history, writes Ferentz Lafargue. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Oct 23rd, 2009 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
A new book called
Wrestling with Moses charts Jane Jacob’s quest to preserve the identity of Manhattan neighborhoods. To his own surprise, Josh Leon ended up siding with the book’s villain, Robert Moses. (
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Oct 19th, 2009 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
A guerrilla marketing campaign to save the West Village calls for more Jane Jacobs and less Marc Jacobs. Will the neighborhood listen? (
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Nick Lalla | Dec 3rd, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Philadelphia |
The award ceremony for the 3rd Annual Ed Bacon Student Design Competition were handed out to teams of young urban planners last night, and focusing on food seemed to be the way to get the prize money. The winning entries after the jump. (
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The LoMEX project would have demolished a section of Manhattan we now cherish. But its huge scale leaves something lacking today. (keep reading…)
Samuel Zipp’s new book Manhattan Projects: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Cold War New York challenges readers to rethink what are fast becoming standard misconceptions of New York City’s history, writes Ferentz Lafargue. (keep reading…)
